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2023-05-15 21:28:37 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 64FCB5B5076E94680E360B54C304381888696B41AD3CB31516C48D947C256972
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Original Note:
"Assault weapon" is a politically adopted term by politicians uneducated on current gun laws. The term was initially coined to describe fully automatic weapons, which have been federally banned since 1986 https://giffords.org/lawcenter/gun-laws/policy-areas/hardware-ammunition/machine-guns-50-caliber/#:~:text=On%20May%2019%2C%201986%2C%20as,with%20two%20exceptions%2C%20described%20below.
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